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hello, world. my name is ilene (aka illy). this is my blog where i like to write about life, laughter and the pursuit of real happiness. creamer with a pinch of coffee, songs played on repeat, red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting, and reading into the hours of the night top my list of favorite things. and life. i am a follower of Jesus and i love life.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

i'm always up for trying something new or different. it might be the inner miltary "brat" in me. i need to always change things up. back in college or in my old apartment, i had the tendency to rearrange furniture a lot. i like to change my nailpolish color 2-3x a week. i'm up for challenges even if they freak me out (except for sky-diving...i really don't know if i can tackle that one, Ryan!). part of the reason why i signed up to take the Red Velvet DIY Dress Up e-course. the thought of tackling some of those projects freak me out - but if i never try, i won't know if i can do it. i think i've always lived with that thought in the back of my mind: you'll never know unless you try. because of that, i feel blessed to have experienced some of the things (some good, some bad) that i did.

and i would say that i do not normally choose pink when it comes to clothing or accessories. i used to think that is the color that "all of the girls pick", but i've found myself falling more and more in love with the color this summer. (maybe i've become more of a girl?) you might remember this Le Mode bag that i've obsessed over before - and it's hot pink. and now here i am rocking around in a lacey pink dress from my sponsor, Asian iCandy. and you know what?! i'm utterly in love with it! it's so light and perfect for the Southern humidty. the lace, the sheer, the sleeves (!!), and the huge pink roses...love all of it!

so yea or nay to the pink?

and what is the last thing that you thought you couldn't or wouldn't tackle, but did?

and if you are Michelle B. (#180) of CBC Fusion, you just won the Le Mode Accessories giveaway! shoot me an email at muchloveilly[at]gmail[dot] to claim your prize. congrats to Michelle and thank you, Adrianna!!

much love.

[happy tuesday, friend.]

p.s. don't forget to enter the Yellow + Savvy Design giveaway (especially if you are a blogger)!

Oh, to answer your question, I never in a million years wanted to teach middle school (bring on the cute first graders!!) and I certainly didn't want to teach science. I specifically wrote on my app to BFA that I would teach anything BUT science. And now here I am, going into my third year of teaching middle school science and loving every minute of it. God has quite the sense of humor, doesn't he?

I think it's adorable! I would also love to hear what you think about the DIY dress up course. I've been debating signing up for it since I have a decent amount of sewing experience already. I'm not sure if it would just be a repeat of the basics!? Be sure to share your experience :)

Aw yes, changing the apartment furniture - that's right! :-) Oh my, and a note about nail polish...the current one I use (um, maybe only about a couple times a year) is still a bottle of subtle pink that I believe YOU gave me in college!